In addition to Thanksgiving, many American’s are prepping for another yearly tradition – the official start of the holiday shopping season. While no doubt an onslaught of shoppers will descend on malls and super stores on Black Friday, cities across the country are urging residents to save some energy (and money) and turn out to support locally-based, small businesses on November 24th for Small Business Saturday.
A series of mayoral summits on afterschool held in nine states throughout 2012 connected hundreds of city leaders to their statewide afterschool networks, building partnerships to improve local initiatives and shape state policies on afterschool.
Bill Barnes discusses the impending fiscal cliff and offers two proposals for how Congress can reach a deal.
Mark Headd, Chief Data Officer for the City of Philadelphia, discusses the widespread changes in how governments deliver services to their citizens.
Matt Leighninger will serve as presenter and facilitator for the interactive Leadership Training Seminar, "Latest Tools for Strengthening Local Democracy: From Model Ordinances to Online Games" at the Congress of Cities Conference and Exposition on November 28th in Boston, MA.
With all eyes on the top of the ticket, it remained an interesting and busy election cycle for many cities, towns and municipal officials across the United States.
Neal Peirce discusses the high costs of damage from Hurricane Sandy and how we might mitigate against such loss from future storms.
NLC recently hosted a cross-site meeting for the Communities Learning in Partnership initiative, bringing together leaders of 15 cities in Riverside, Calif., to discuss strategies for sustaining local efforts to increase college completion rates.
If a city will have a representative at the 2012 Congress of Cities in Boston, the city must submit a voting delegate form in order to have a vote at the Annual Business Meeting on December 1.
NLC's five member councils will have set their agendas for the November meetings at the Congress of Cities and Exposition, and the range of issues covered offers something for everyone. Participation in any of the meetings is open to all attendees of the conference.
